Do You Know The Way To San Jose
Carpenters
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Tom : G
G C G D11
Do you know the way to San Jose? I've been away so long.
D
I may go wrong and lose my way.
G C
Do you know the way to San Jose?
G D11 D
I'm going back to find some peace of mind in San Jose.
[Bridge]
Bm7 Em7 Bm7 Em7 Bm7
L.A. is a great big freeway, put a hundred down and buy a car.
G#dim7 Cmaj7/G D
In a week, maybe two, they'll make you a star.
Am7 D
Weeks turn into years. How quick they pass
D
D D N.C.
and all the stars that never were are parking cars and pumping gas.
[Verse 2]
G C G D11
You can really breathe in San Jose? They've got a lot of space.
D
There'll be a place where I can stay.
G C
I was born and raised in San Jose,
G D11 D
I'm going back to find some peace of mind in San Jose.
[Bridge]
Bm7 Em7 Bm7 Em7 Bm7
Fame and fortune is a magnet, it can pull you far away from home.
G#dim7 Cmaj7/G D
With a dream in your heart you're never alone.
Am7 D
Dreams turn into dust and blow away
D
D D N.C.
and there you are without a friend, you pack your car and ride away.
[Outro]
G C G G
I've got lots of friends in San Jose.
G C G G
Can't wait to get back to San Jose.
G C G G
Do you know the way to San Jose?
[Repeat And Fade]
G
[Additional Lyrics, not used by Carpenters as far as I know]
I've got lots of friends in San Jose
Do you know the way to San Jose?
L.A. is a great big freeway
Put a hundred down and buy a car
In a week, maybe two, they'll make you a star
Weeks turn into years. How quick they pass
And all the stars that never were
Are parking cars and pumping gas
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